Telephone Terrorists

Some question the consequences of our country being extremely indebted. When our debts grow beyond a certain point, does it really make a difference? Well it seems that some mismanagement of money has led to certain bills not being paid, resulting in some tangible consequences. We might not be able to accurately know what our debt will mean fifty years from now, but it is evident that the money burning in the government’s pockets has had a slight impact as of now. Just like a normal customer, phone companies have cut of FISA wiretap because the “feds didn’t pay their bills.” John Aravosis reports, on AMERICAblog.com that the same phone company responsible for providing the governments with our private phone information cut their strings. Late payments led to disconnecting phone lines that normally deliver surveillance results to the FBI.

Aravosis rhetorically asks if we were listening to Osama when the wires were cut. He even goes as far to propose that this could possibly be the work of terrorists! Aravosis ridicules the phone companies and accuse them of putting money over national security.

Was demanding their payment for services really an act of betrayal against the US government? Do you suppose that the feds were one day late in their payment and the phone company took advantage of this and immediately punished them? Lets be real. I am sure many notices were sent and some leeway was given. The phone companies provided a service and did not receive the payment in exchange. The government has to be responsible for its purchases and therefore must be expected to pay for the phone. They cannot simply abuse any company in the US they please.